Compare LGBT Rights in China & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Female equal, male N/A
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